August 21 St. Pius X (1835-1914) Describing Pius X, a historian wrote that he was “a man of God who knew the unhappiness of the world and the hardships of life, and in the greatness of his heart wanted to comfort everyone.”

On Our Father beads. “Most  Sacred Heart Of Jesus, graciously hear us. Heart most pure of Mary, graciously hear us. On the Hail Mary beads, “Most Holy Providence Of God, provide for us. After the last decade, we pray as follows: Look upon us, Mary, with your eyes of mercy. Come to our aid, O queen,

On Our Father beads. “Most  Sacred Heart Of Jesus, graciously hear us. Heart most pure of Mary, graciously hear us. On the Hail Mary beads, “Most Holy Providence Of God, provide for us. After the last decade, we pray as follows: Look upon us, Mary, with your eyes of mercy. Come to our aid, O queen,

August 18 St. Louis of Toulouse (1274-1297) When he died at the age of 23, Louis was already a Franciscan, a bishop and a saint! Louis’s parents were Charles II of Naples and Sicily and Mary, daughter of the King of Hungary. Louis was related to St. Louis IX on his father’s side and to Elizabeth of

August 16 St. Stephen of Hungary (975-1038) Born a pagan, he was baptized around the age of 10, together with his father, chief of the Magyars, a group who migrated to the Danube area in the ninth century. At 20 he married Gisela, sister to the future emperor, St. Henry. When he succeeded his father

Our Lady, Queen of Peace, pray for us

To be recited at midday on the 15th of March, the 15th Of August, the 8th of September and the 10th of December

To br made from the 15th of August to the 7th of  October. Those e=who recite this novena should pray in the following words after each decade “Our Lady, Queen of Peace, Pray for us/

August 15 Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary On November 1, 1950, Pius XII defined the Assumption of Mary to be a dogma of faith: “We pronounce, declare and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma that the immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly

August 13 Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus (d. 235) Two men died for the faith after harsh treatment and exhaustion in the mines of Sardinia. One had been pope for five years, the other an antipope for 18. They died reconciled. World Meeting of Families Prayer God and Father of us all,in Jesus, your Son